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contemplo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (anteand post-class.; collat. form of contemplor),
I.to survey, behold, observe, consider, contemplate, etc.; freq. in imper.: “adspecta et contempla, Epidice,Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 16: contempla et templum Cereris ad laevam aspice, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 9 Müll.; id. ap. Non. p. 470, 5; Att. and Titin. ib. p. 469, 31, and 470, 2; Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 38 al.: contemplo placide formam et faciem virginis, Naev. ap. Non. p. 469, 33; Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 285; id. As. 3, 1, 35; id. Trin. 4, 2, 21 al.— With inf., Nemes. Fragm. de Aucup. 3, p. 49 Stern.—
B. contemplātus , a, um, in a pass. signif.: “ipse ab contemplato situ Carthaginis rediit,Liv. 30, 36, 6 dub.; so, “scripta,Amm. 31, 15, 6; 16, 8, 6: “hoc,id. 31, 5, 9.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Plautus, Trinummus, 4.2
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 1.1
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 3.1
    • Plautus, Epidicus, 5.1
    • Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, 4.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 30, 36.6
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